A comparitive study.

Now let me draw comparisons to two growth strategies used in different levels. First one is used at a low level with a crowd of 30 in number. It was used in my school. Here the teachers were focusing more on the uplifting of the "poor" students, that's those morons with low grasping power and even poorer memory. The effect of this was, these morons barely managed to pass and the smarter, more intelligent students, who were left to care for themselves, got poorer percentages than their peers in other schools. Obviously, if the school had been careful in their admission procedures they could have filtered out these students and hence need not have bothered about the overall pass percentages. Instead, they could have focused on the brighter students and maybe groom many state toppers.
The second strategy I am commenting on is that of the nation's in dealing with the poor people. If the nation were to put in more efforts in the "boom" zone (like the service sector, infrastructure, real estate loans etc), it can emerge as a topper in the global stage. But if it still works in the upbringing of its poor, then their efforts will go futile according to my theory.

Natural selection will soon claim the lives of poor.

I am an advocate of darwinian theory of evolution. This is what he says about natural selection.Natural selection is the process by which favorable traits that are heritable become more common in successive generations of a population of reproducing organisms, and unfavorable traits that are heritable become less common.Hence we can see that more poor people, having a lot of unfavorable traits( developed by poor hygiene and health conditions) will die before they get a chance to reproduce.

The other day, Kaushik Ram and I were discussing the possible effects of this.

1. Before analysing the effects of this, we look into a possible cause of poverty.Why do people become poor? Lethargy, vices, indifference. What if a poor person's parents are poor? How would it affect his performance in the society? Aren't there enough opportunities in the society to aid their upbringing?

Case in point, Yours Truly. I had a healthy childhood. However, when I was in 8th std my dad invested heavily in real estates and we lost everything. I was poor. However, I managed to study hard and be what I am now. The society is not always for the rich and affluent. I availed many concessions that I got. Now I have debts to repay. But soon I will get my degree and all my problems will be solved.

So what's the difference between my situation and that of a rickshaw walla's son? I wasn't born poor , but he was. My father was a brilliant man. He had a very sharp brain.He was a cunning, shrewd business man. His father is a rickshaw walla. He has the capacities of his father. If I had half the capacity of mine, I would be a very successful man. Hence comes my argument.. BEING POOR IS GENETIC.

2. Now let's look into the effects of this natural selection. If the poor slowly stop reproducing, then according to my argument, they would vanish. So where does it leave us? Will the poverty line shift up? Will the techies form the new "Poor"? We can never make as much money as the entrepreneurs.

I believe that the advances in technologies will automate all the low level jobs done by the people belonging to the current poor society. Hence we may no longer need them. If they go unemployed, they can no longer sustain themselves because of their poor traits. They would vanish!

3. Now let me introduce an economic concept."The vicious cycle of poverty". It says, "poor people will continue to be poor until there's external intervention". Well, this is a cowardly statement. Poor people will be poor despite any external efforts. They don't put it this way because they don't want to hamper the human spirit.

I invite any criticism of my views and discussion in this regard.

3.

Artists use lies to tell the truth.

This concept was introduced to me by the film "V For Vendetta". I have put this to practice by creating thiscommunity in orkut. It goes by the name "Political Star".

So what's it that I am trying to convey here? I have observed that only in India and especially, only in tamilnadu Cine actors are more interested in politics than making quality films. Also, only in tamilnadu Cine actors have a huge following. No where else do you hear the terms "Mass hero", "Ultimate Star", "Supreme Star" etc. These coinages make the situation blatantly clear. The people of tamilnadu want an idol they can worship. A role model they can look up to for inspiration. In no other country, especially in hollywood, do you find people so crazy about cine actors that they involve in acts of violence against other actors' fans.

What's even worse is the role of media in fuming these.Recently, Kumudham magazine presented a cover story about who the next superstar is. Vijay TV ran a "Rasigar Express" (A road show for die hard fans) for Vijay and Rajnikanth for their birthdays. Clearly, the interest of these magazines lie in improving their profit margins. Media should give us perspectives. It should propogate ideas. But where did they lose out to greed? It happened when a magazine called "Idhayam Pesugirathu" resorted to fulfilling the reader's need for flesh. It was then a mainstream magazine which got a lot of negative publicity for doing this. But as bernie eccleston once said "Any Publicity is good publicity". The magazine's revenue figures improved drastically. Soon other magazines followed suite. However, they drew a line between scintillation and pornography. Hence comes the story of the decline of ideal journalism.

What do the stars do with this free publicity they get? They turn into megalomaniacs. They want to rule over their fans. They want to rake in money with their popularity. The most disgusting reality is politics has turned into a business.

Here's how I plan to shape my career.

1. Finish My B.Tech without backlogs.
2. Work in a software firm for 5-6 years.
3. Pursue MBA after that or continue working if I like it there.

Here's how a cine star plans his career.

1. Make a movie where he plays a student coming of age. Become a hit with teenagers(age group 16-20).
2. Make an action packed movie where he plays a cop. Become a hit with working men(20-40).
3. Make a family type movie and become a hit with the ladies.
4. Finally make a mass movie where he stands against a corrupt politician and wins against all odds.
5. Stay in the field for 10-15 years.
6. Make sure that his Rasigar Mandram( Fan association) has grown leaps and bounds.
7. Now is his time to strike. He would start a party with "Makkal"(people) and "Munnethram"(Development) in it's name.
8. If things go his way, he would become a CM. If things don't he would have still become a MLA, joined a more dominant party, selling his party for crores of money.

Hence comes my LIE. A satire on the system. I am the "Political star". I plan to skip steps 1-3 and make my mass movie right away. Right after making it, I will start my party. I don't want to become the CM or help the people. I am a very selfish person bent on making money. So, I will sell my party to one of the dominant parties and continue to make movies.

And you know what the best part is? I will do it so openly and still get away with it. The media will still praise me to make profits. The fans won't see me for the phony that I am. They will only see me as one of the kind, caring, and righteous character that I played in one of my monster hit movies.I will always rock and retire with dignity. Political Star ROCKZZZ!!

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Review - Butterfly on a wheel

In the line of Abduction/hostage/ransom genre the latest offering from mainstream hollywood is Butterfly on a Wheel, Starring Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello and Gerard Butler. A few minutes into the movie, you would find many things you have seen before. In these types of films there's always

1. A perfect family with this loving, caring, handsome husband who makes a lot of money and is in the high point of his career



2. A beautiful wife with the looks of 30's divas and the body of a porn star.



3.A charismatic villain who makes you wonder why the wife doesn't have the hots for this guy.



4.A very cute child with a drawing of her family just to show how perfect they are.;)

5.They always leave their kid(s) with a stranger and go out on a date only to get into a hostage situation where their child is held for ransom.

6.A scene where the husband is separated from his wife only to find out that she's safe a few minutes later.

7.The pair finally realizes the moral values in life and live happily ever after.

So where does this film score? It has all the above said elements, but read those things again. You'll find out that they confer to a genre of movies which are nail-biting from the point of abduction till the end. This film was a flawed roller-coaster ride, flawed because of the portrayal of Pierce's character. They should have paid more attention to this.
There are many films which are masterpieces despite having a loose plot because of the portrayal of the main character. This film despite having a great story line, fails in this very important aspect, where films like Five Easy Pieces
score.

All said, my rating for this film is 6/10.It's good for a day when you have nothing better to do;)